Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce an exciting tour this fall

By Meaghan Wray

June 12, 2018

The
Duke and Duchess of Sussex are heading Down Under! On Sunday (June
10), Kensington Palace announced the couple’s first tour ever, and while
Canadians were hoping they might kick off their married life with a trip to the
Great White North, the newlyweds have chosen to head to the South Pacific this
fall. Their itinerary includes Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Kingdom of
Tonga, coinciding with Prince Harry’s October Invictus Games in Sydney – though
no further dates have been revealed.

The
palace took to social media to announce the exciting news, tweeting out one of
the couple’s beautiful engagement photos. The official statement read: “The
Duke and Duchess of Sussex will undertake an official visit to Australia, Fiji,
the Kingdom Tonga, and New Zealand in Autumn. Their Royal Highnesses have been
invited to visit the Realms of Australia and New Zealand by the countries’
respective governments. The Duke and Duchess will visit the Commonwealth
countries of Fiji and Tonga at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will undertake an official visit to Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga, and New Zealand in the Autumn 

Their
trip will coincide with the Sydney
Invictus
Games
(Oct. 20 to 27), which will mark Meghan’s first time attending her
husband’s beloved event as an official
royal. As most royal watchers remember, the love birds made their public debut
as a couple
last year at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto. So, this is bound
to be a moment marked with sweet nostalgia for the pair.

The
Prime Minsiter of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, is looking forward to welcoming
the prince and his wife this autumn. “The Duke of Sussex has become a champion
for war veterans around the world, including in Australia. His attendance,
alongside The Duchess of Sussex, will be a wonderful highlight for more than
500 competitors and thousands of spectators,” he said
in a statement.

The
announcement comes on the heels of their second official engagement as a
married couple, when the two stepped out with other members of their family to
celebrate
the Queen’s 92nd birthday at the Trooping the
Colour parade on Saturday (June 9). Easily one of the most exciting times of
the year for fans of the monarchy, the event certainly didn’t disappoint –
especially when it came to style and
the adorable royal kids! The 36-year-old Suits alum dazzled in a peach
off-the-shoulder Carolina Herrera dress
, while her
sister-in-law, Duchess Kate, was her typical elegant self
in
an Alexander McQueen number
.

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